The UEFA Nations League was unanimously adopted at the XXXVIII
Ordinary UEFA Congress in Astana on 27 March 2014.

The format
of the UEFA Nations League will feature promotion and relegation. The
55 European national teams have been divided into four leagues in
accordance with UEFA's national association coefficient rankings on 11
October 2017.

League A includes the top-ranked sides, including
England, and League D includes the lowest.

Teams will be split
into four groups of three, with the group winners then contesting the
UEFA Nations League Finals (semi-finals, third-place match and final)
in June 2019 to become the UEFA Nations League winners. One host
country will be appointed in December 2018 from among the finalist
teams.

The draw took place on 24 January 2018 at The SwissTech
Convention Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland. League A was drawn by
Deco.